Irving, John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Robert |
Surname | Irving |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Melita Irving and Stepson of Earnest Fullard, of New Bilton Grange, Hull. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND989 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hull Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Compt. 217. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN. GOD'S WILL BE DONE. AU REVOIR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 53 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 174403 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/488/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/488/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-05-1944 |
End Date | 20-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Tours |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a barn while attempting to land at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire on return |